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3rd tea auction centre set to be launched tomorrow

2023-09-01 00:00:00

PANCHAGARH, Aug 31 (UNB): The country's third tea auction centre in the northern district of Panchagarh is set to be launched on September 2.Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi is expected to inaugurate the centre as the chief guest.Bangladesh Tea Board and...

News in Brief(2023-09-01)

2023-09-01 00:00:00

Prigozhin spoke about his securityin newly surfaced videoMOSCOW, Aug 31: A newly released video of Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin purports to show him in Africa only days before his death, addressing speculation about his wellbeing and possible threats to...

Hurricane hits Florida with 125 mph winds

2023-09-01 00:00:00

PERRY, Aug 31 (AP): Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia and South Carolina as a...

Israeli soldier, Palestinian attacker killed in West Bank truck ramming

2023-09-01 00:00:00

JERUSALEM, Aug 31 (AFP): A Palestinian rammed a truck he was driving into three Israeli soldiers near a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, killing one before being shot dead, Israeli officials said.Violence linked to the Israel-Palestinian conflict...

Beijing tells New Delhi to 'stay calm' in border map row

2023-09-01 00:00:00

BEIJING, Aug 31 (BBC): China has told India to "stay calm" over a new Chinese map that Delhi says lays claim to its territory. India protested after Beijing released the map showing north-eastern Arunachal Pradesh state and the disputed Aksai...

US, Indonesia and five other nations hold war drills

2023-09-01 00:00:00

JAKARTA, Aug 31 (AP): Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia's main island of Java while China's increasing aggression is raising concern.American and Indonesian soldiers have held the live-fire drill since...

N Korea simulates nuclear strike on South

2023-09-01 00:00:00

PYONGYANG, Aug 31 (BBC): North Korea says it has fired two short-range ballistic missiles to simulate nuclear strikes on military targets in South Korea. State media said the tests were held as a warning against the US deployment of strategic...

Examining the causes and consequences of wars

Mohammad Saifullah | 2023-09-01 00:00:00

When I started reading the book it appeared to me like reading a story. The author was narrating an incident of the past that occurred in the eighth century. It was about the reign of Mongols, particularly about the reign...

The rebellion of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the Rebel Poet

Shihab Sarkar | 2023-09-01 00:00:00

It was the unwaveringly vocal stance of Kazi Nazrul Islam (May 24, 1899 - Aug 29, 1976) on many sensitive issues of his time in the 1920s to early1940s, which made him a major poet of Bengal. The year was...

Upgrading traffic management system

2023-09-01 00:00:00

Dhaka city and traffic jam are synonymous. Traffic congestion has now become part of our everyday life. Commuters from several parts of the capital city face major difficulties in travelling due to heavy traffic. They often take to social media...

Improving mobile internet speed

2023-09-01 00:00:00

Many now cannot spend a single day without internet. But, the speed of internet is extremely poor in Bangladesh. According to Ookla's latest Speedtest Global Index, the country has ranked as one of the worst nations in the world in...

Dev projects: No end to pilferage, wastage

Zahid Huq | 2023-09-01 00:00:00

Public sector development projects often hit newspaper headlines because of irregularities involving them. For a section of people, these projects are simply milch cows. Taxpayers' money is pilfered and wasted through procurement and execution processes right and left. The issue...

Bangladesh in perspective of BRICS' expansion

Nilratan Halder | 2023-09-01 00:00:00

It is only natural that opposing camps would lock in a heated debate over the ramification of non-induction of Bangladesh into the BRICS club. When Ethiopia and Argentina have received the green card as part of expansion of this bloc...

Air pollution more dreadful than ever

2023-09-01 00:00:00

So long, air pollution known to be responsible for various health hazards, has now been found far more sinister in slashing life expectancy of a whole population. Dreadful as it is, the brunt has fallen most heavily on people living...

Green development agenda for the upcoming G20 summit

Mushfiqur Rahman | 2023-09-01 00:00:00

'Green Development, Climate Finance & Life' is the priority agenda for the upcoming G20 Summit of the World leaders. The 18th gathering of the G20 leaders is scheduled to take place on September 9 and 10, 2023 in New Delhi,...

Syndicates and the State: Mutually dependent?

Afsan Chowdhury | 2023-09-01 00:00:00

Demonizing free markets by politicians and ideologues of the South has mostly been populist and not much else. It was not a thought through idea and they offered no better options in lieu that would suit the South more. Political...

Zhang upsets Ruud to become first Chinese man to beat a ATP top-5 player

2023-09-01 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Aug 31 (AP): Casper Ruud, the 2022 US Open runner-up, was eliminated Wednesday night when Zhang Zhizhen became the first Chinese man to beat a player in the top five of the ATP rankings.Zhang upset the No. 5...

Messi fails to score for first time as Miami draw

2023-09-01 00:00:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug 31 (AP): Inter Miami failed to score for the first time since Lionel Messi joined the team, playing a scoreless draw with Nashville on Wednesday night.Messi failed to convert two free kick attempts in his first...

Why host Pakistan's name is not written on Asia Cup jerseys

2023-09-01 00:00:00

The continental cricketing event Asia Cup 2023 began on Wednesday with an impressive start for Pakistan as they claimed a thumping victory against Nepal in the first match, played at Multan Cricket Stadium, according to Pakistan Tv channel Geo Tv.However,...

Rain likely to play spoilsport during Pakistan-India clash in Asia Cup

2023-09-01 00:00:00

The Asia Cup 2023 match between Pakistan and India, scheduled to be held tomorrow (Saturday) at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka, is likely to be interrupted by rain, according to Pakistan Tv channel Geo Tv.Rain is expected all...

Bangladesh taste first victory beating Japan by 10-3 goals

2023-09-01 00:00:00

Bangladesh Men's Hockey team tasted its first victory in the 11-nation Men's Asian Hockey five-a-side (5s) World Cup Qualifier after conceding three successive defeats, beating Japan by 10-3 goals in Salalah, Oman, on Thursday, reports UNB.The winners dominated the first...

About 209 undergraduate seats still vacant at IU

2023-09-01 00:00:00

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Aug 31 (UNB): A total of 209 seats of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia have remained vacant at the undergraduate level after enrolling candidates who entered the first merit list into unified admission test under 2022-23 academic session...

Microcredit lender’s body recovered after seven days

2023-09-01 00:00:00

The director of a multipurpose association was killed in Lakshmipur after he went to claim microcredit installment payments he was owed. Police recovered his body seven days after he went missing following information from a detained suspect, reports bdnew24.com.The body...

150 people of Horijon Polli suffer due to waterlogging

2023-09-01 00:00:00

KURIGRAM, Aug 31 (UNB): Waterlogging has become a never-ending problem for the residents of Horijon Polli in Chilmari upazila of Kurigram district, thanks to the lack of adequate measures of the local administration.Some 150 people of 30 families are going...

4-month ban on fishing in Kaptai Lake lifted

2023-09-01 00:00:00

RANGAMATI, Aug 31, (UNB): Fishing in Rangamati's Kaptai Lake resumed at 12:00 am on Friday. The local administration imposed the 4-month ban to boost fish production.Though such a ban is enforced usually for three months, this year's ban lasted for...

Teesta erosion devours lands, homesteads in Lalmonirhat

2023-09-01 00:00:00

LALMONIRHAT, Aug 31 (UNB): Residents of areas along the Teesta river in Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat district are living in fear of losing their homes and crops as erosion has taken a serious turn. Several thousand families living on the...

70.8pc unhappy with BD business environment

FE REPORT | 2023-08-31 12:00:00

Some 70.8 per cent of the Japanese companies in a survey have expressed their dissatisfaction over the business environment in Bangladesh, whereas 70.6 per cent of them are still willing to expand their operations here.Besides, 61.8 per cent of the...

FDI inflow on perilously prolonged fall

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2023-08-31 12:00:00

Foreign direct investment in Bangladesh has been on a prolonged slowdown with worrisome macroeconomic implications notwithstanding consistent high economic growth in past decades, an economic study shows. The economic growth-FDI paradox is presented in a report on the study, titled...

DSE closes flat, with turnover slightly higher

FE REPORT | 2023-08-31 12:00:00

The Dhaka bourse closed flat on Wednesday after day-long volatility as a section of investors took fresh positions in sector specific stocks while others adopted cautious moves. The major sectors' performance was mixed as they were on both sides of...

China includes Arunachal, Aksai Chin in 'map’, India lodges 'strong protest'

2023-08-31 00:00:00

India says it has lodged a "strong protest" with China over a new map that lays claim to its territory, reports BBC.Indian media have reported that the map shows the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh and the disputed Aksai Chin...